Automotive Tool

–adjective

1.	pertaining to the design, operation, manufacture, or sale of automobiles: automotive parts.

2.	propelled by a self-contained motor, engine, or the like.

–noun

3.	Informal. an industry, store department, etc., specializing in appliances and parts for cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles: You may find what you're looking for in automotive.

–noun

1.	an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

2.	any instrument of manual operation.

3.	the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.

4.	the machine itself; a machine tool.

5.	anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success.

6.	a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.

7.	the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.

8.	Underworld Slang. a. a pistol or gun. b. a pickpocket.

9.	Slang: Vulgar. penis.

–verb (used with object)

10.	to work or shape with a tool.

11.	to work decoratively with a hand tool.

12.	to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.

13.	to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path.

14.	to equip with tools or machinery.

–verb (used without object)

15.	to work with a tool.

16.	to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway.

—Verb phrase

17.	tool up, to install machinery designed for performing a particular job: manufacturers tooling up for production.